Front-End Engineer, Design Systems

• Build and maintain high-quality, reusable React components for the design system.
• Ensure components meet accessibility standards (WCAG) through testing and validation.
• Develop and manage design tokens and ensure consistent implementation across platforms.
• Collaborate with product designers to translate UI and UX patterns into scalable, production-ready components.
• Partner with engineers and product teams to drive adoption and correct usage of the design system.
• Create and maintain documentation, guidelines, and usage examples.
• Support the engineering community by troubleshooting issues and improving developer experience.
• Contribute to the design system roadmap, including feature development, bug fixes, and enhancements.
• Advocate for best practices in accessibility, performance, and front-end architecture.
• Mentor and support other engineers as a peer leader within the team.

We are seeking a Senior Front-End Engineer, Design Systems to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in React, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, accessibility, and design tokens and a proven ability to design and build reusable component libraries and theming systems at scale., * 10+ years of professional software development experience, including 5+ years with React and JavaScript/TypeScript.

• Strong expertise in HTML, CSS, and modern front-end development practices.
• Proven experience building reusable components and scalable front-end architectures.
• Solid understanding of web accessibility, including WCAG standards, ARIA, and semantic HTML.
• Experience with component testing, including unit, visual, and accessibility testing.
• Experience with AI-informed design workflows and Figma collaboration.
• Experience building theming libraries and design tokens.
• Clear communication and effective cross-functional collaboration.

Preferred Skills:

• 2+ years on a design systems, component library, or pattern library team.
• Hands-on experience with design tokens, theming systems, and style dictionaries.
• Familiarity with Storybook, Chromatic, and related documentation or testing tools.
• Understanding of CI/CD workflows for front-end packages and monorepos.
• Experience in cross-functional product teams.

At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Opportunities to shape and evolve a design system used across multiple products.
• Collaboration at the intersection of design, engineering, and accessibility.
• Influence on standards, tooling, and best practices across the organization.
• A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people.
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects.

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.